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[Albion] Isaac Hayden



brighton_tom

Well-known member
Jul 23, 2008
4,730
Was a bit underwhelmed with this at first, but bring Hayden in as a defensive midfielder could allow us more freedom with pushing someone like Propper into a more attacking role. Guess it all depends on the formation used.
 




Napper

Well-known member
Jul 9, 2003
23,858
Sussex
What sort of Midfielder do we need ?

Defensive ? Perhaps this is Băluţă ?

Attacking ? Perhaps this is Alzate ?

Box2Box ? Hmmm. Probably.


Is Hayden really that B2B midfielder we are short of ?

He's an upgrade DM but can play a few positions. Makes sense.

Not glamorous but makes us stronger if we got him
 


Bevendean Hillbilly

New member
Sep 4, 2006
12,805
Nestling in green nowhere
Fair enough if we benefit from this - he’d be a good signing - but the player is presumably earning £1M+ a year; what is stopping his girlfriend moving to live with him in the North East?

We had EXACTLY the same issue with a certain Mr. G Murray when he first joined us.

Unsettled him a lot at the time.
 


mejonaNO12 aka riskit

Well-known member
Dec 4, 2003
21,481
England
Unless you're signing bloody N'Golo Kante, a defensive midfielder very rarely grabs the headlines and get the excitement levels up. I love that some people even mention his GOALS record as a reason why it's not a good signing :lolol:
 




SeagullCrow

Well-known member
May 9, 2008
556
Unless you're signing bloody N'Golo Kante, a defensive midfielder very rarely grabs the headlines and get the excitement levels up. I love that some people even mention his GOALS record as a reason why it's not a good signing :lolol:

Completely agree with you, although we all did get rather excited about Liam Bridcutt putting in 'Player of the Season' performances in that role.
 


JBizzle

Well-known member
Apr 18, 2010
5,798
Seaford
He's an upgrade DM but can play a few positions. Makes sense.

Not glamorous but makes us stronger if we got him

An upgrade on Stephens? I'm not sure about that...

Key Stats from the PL Site (Stephens/Hayden)

Apps: 66/51
Passes per game: 47/24
Accurate Long Balls: 271/40
Tackles: 188/113
Tackle Success: 64%/58%
Interceptions: 109/63
Recoveries: 494/187
Duels Won: 294/257
Duels Lost: 316/240

The biggest benefit is his age but I'd say he's slightly worse, level with Stephens
 






Braggfan

In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded
May 12, 2014
1,815
Fair enough if we benefit from this - he’d be a good signing - but the player is presumably earning £1M+ a year; what is stopping his girlfriend moving to live with him in the North East?

Apparently he has a sick young child who needs regular hospital treatment in London. I think it's put a lot in perspective for him, as he he wants to move south to be closer to his family
 


casbom

Well-known member
Jul 24, 2007
2,581
Can't see us being linked with him anywhere? Quick search on twitter shows that Watford/Southampton/Bournemouth all being linked.
 


Dick Swiveller

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Sep 9, 2011
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TSB

Captain Hindsight
Jul 7, 2003
17,666
Lansdowne Place, Hove
An upgrade on Stephens? I'm not sure about that...

Key Stats from the PL Site (Stephens/Hayden)

Apps: 66/51
Passes per game: 47/24
Accurate Long Balls: 271/40
Tackles: 188/113
Tackle Success: 64%/58%
Interceptions: 109/63
Recoveries: 494/187
Duels Won: 294/257
Duels Lost: 316/240

The biggest benefit is his age but I'd say he's slightly worse, level with Stephens

My thoughts, as per May.

Stephens
2017–18[31] Premier League 36 0
2018–19[32] Premier League 30 1

Hayden
2017–18 Premier League 26 1
2018–19 Premier League 25 1

Younger than Stephens, but plays less games per season (as is injured a lot), doesn't add anything to the goals column and would require a (hefty) transfer fee. Can't see the point.

If we want to sign a Newcastle midfielder (and I don't believe that we do), it should be Shelvey.
 






Napper

Well-known member
Jul 9, 2003
23,858
Sussex
My thoughts, as per May.

Stephens
2017–18[31] Premier League 36 0
2018–19[32] Premier League 30 1

Hayden
2017–18 Premier League 26 1
2018–19 Premier League 25 1

Younger than Stephens, but plays less games per season (as is injured a lot), doesn't add anything to the goals column and would require a (hefty) transfer fee. Can't see the point.

If we want to sign a Newcastle midfielder (and I don't believe that we do), it should be Shelvey.

Stephens gets injured , who's your replacement DM ?

Not that matters as post below suggests he didn't want to come (£££)
 













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